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Adding the access hole to the back of the "A" Headstock can be done. I haven't done it myself, but I have seen information on doing it. The hole cutout was made by marking the circle on the Headstock casting. It would be the same diameter as the spacing between the holes for the attachmen...

Not sure pickup will work. SS AIUI does not do that sort of thing anymore. You definitely have an"A" headstock and yer pix above are indeed of the speed above saw-jointer interlock. With it running, when you attempt to increase the speed above saw-joint it should hit that stop. You must d...

Just looked up the parts and it is 403.81 push tax and delivery... I will be going through Ohio in Aug, maybe I can stop in and just pick them up

I mentioned it in one of my earlier posts here. There is a lot of the history and the changes made to the Mark 5/V in my thread Shopsmith Mark 5 What When and Where from here in the Community section. When the Mark 5 was introduced in March of 1954 it had the "A" Headstock which started w...

I see an early greenie splined quill shaft and a shaft spacer that is easily confused as a second bearing. So I conclude it has a Gilmer drive. The "extra" screws are a "feature" of the "A" headstocks. If that is indeed a second bearing, thee has a modified quill. Dang...

John is having a little fun with JPG. :D MKII vs 1007 JPG gave you the short version and good information for the Sanding Disk. I can expand a bit on that if you are interested. Jointer Bevel Cut.jpg Thanks... I may have questions once I get things moving and more so when I find a deal on a conical...

John is having a little fun with JPG. :D MKII vs 1007 JPG gave you the short version and good information for the Sanding Disk. I can expand a bit on that if you are interested. The Jointer mounts to the Mark 5 on the left side of the Headstock but unlike most other SPT's it is powered by the lower...

jsburger wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:23 pm Roman numeral MVII is 1007 Arabic.

Thanks for sorting that out, I thought I lost my mind figuring out what that meant.

I am not sure the advantage/disadvantage of either. Seems the conical was a little more of a struggle to get the paper on it.

Any thoughts on the 3 and 3/4 lathe plate to do bowls and such. I would also like to get a lathe chuck one day too.

I also noticed my disc sanding plate is not conical like others that I have heard mentioned on videos.